Clifford
Henry
Tonkin
Born in Picton, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of Ralph Tonkin
and Margaret Thesesa (Kirwan) Tonkin
Brother of
Mary Joyce (Tonkin) Baillie
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 25
in Borneo, Malaysia
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Oct 2021
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Biography
Corporal Clifford Tonkin was Killed in Action during World War II.
This profile is part of the Tonkin Name Study.
Corporal Clifford Henry Tonkin of 2/33 Australian Infantry Battalion was killed in action in Borneo 3 Jul 1945. He was 25 years old. He was buried in Luban War Cemetery in Malaysia.
Sources
- Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947 TONKIN Clifford Henry : Service Number NX34614 National Archives Australia: 4929500 Item image
- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour Clifford Henry Tonkin
- Commonwealth War Graves Clifford Henry Tonkin
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 October 2021), memorial page for Corporal Clifford Henry Tonkin (unknown–3 Jul 1945), Find A Grave: Memorial #20346749, citing Labuan War Cemetery, Labuan, Federal Territory of Labuan, Malaysia ; Maintained by Digger (contributor 50072026) .
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